Chapter 1004                                                            �

Throughout history, the north and the south have fought, so why did it have to fight the Yangtze River war? It is related to the control of the river.

From a military perspective, whoever controls the Yangtze River Basin can cut off north-south transportation and wins the war.

Therefore, the Qin army had to fight in the battle across the river.

Three days later, at night.

North bank of the Yangtze River, by the river.

There were the sound of armor rubbing everywhere, and there were the sound of army running everywhere.

"Hurry! Move quickly!"

A general of Qin shouted at the riverside to command.

A large number of soldiers ran in quickly and boarded warships.

After the assembly was completed, Xiao Yuan was located in Gaoda Wang Zhou and waved his hand.

"Set off!"

With a command, the warships all drove out of the navy camp, and the target was directed to the south bank.

The Qin army had hundreds of thousands of warships, and there were countless warships of all sizes. Once they started, they could be said to be overwhelming.

How could it be that such a thing be hidden from the spy Wu Jun?

A moment later, on the enemy's night patrol clutch, a Wu army was turning around urgently, and at the same time shouting in panic: "Hurry up! Warn the camp!"

Soon, the loud horn sounded, and the entire Wu army naval camp began to gather quickly.

Soldiers were everywhere, crossbowmen gathered together, running towards the riverside, and generals kept shouting.

"Back! Board the ship!"

Pei Zong had also arrived at the riverside and was raising his eyes to see.

In the distance, on the huge river surface, there were bright fires, reflecting the ship tower, and warships were covered with countless numbers.

This scene is really shocking!

Even as a veteran, Pei Zong had never experienced such a big battle in his life. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and murmured: "King Qin, is this a decisive battle at night?"

He looked solemn. At this moment, a general also walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said, "General! The stone thrower is ready!"

"Okay! I'll send an order immediately, and the riverside is accompanied by a shield formation, and Qin crossbows are the only one in the world. You must not ignore it." Pei Zong said: "In addition, within the defense line, you must not allow the Qin infantry army to land!"

"No!" The general took the order and left.

After a while, the Qin army warships were gradually approaching, and a large number of ships were also set off from the Wu army to block them separately.

After visually measuring the distance between the two sides, Xiao Yuan slowly drew out the battle sword.

Under the military order, the Qin soldiers on the warship bent their bows and arrows, and pulled them all over.

"Shooting the arrow—"

With a buzzing sound, the sharp arrow left the string and shot out from the warships. In a blink of an eye, it swept down.

The reason why the Qin army's arrow formation is unique is not only because of its long range, but also its wide coverage. More importantly, every time it shoots vigorously, it does not feel like it is sparse, but neatly volleys!

Under the arrow formation, crackling sounds kept ringing, mixed with tragic howlings.

The dense arrows were nailed to the Wu army's warship, and the tail was still trembling.

Similarly, countless sharp arrows also shot into the water, hitting countless splashes of water.

"fight back--"

On the other side of Wu Jun, Pei Zong stared at him.

"put--"

The sound of mechanical bombs came, and the stone thrower started, and huge stone bombs threw arcs in the air, hitting the Qin army's battle formation one after another.

A rumbling sound came everywhere, and some stone bombs hit the warship. Suddenly, wood chips flew across, the mast broke out, the sail fell, the hull tilted, and it was almost destroyed.

More stone bullets hit the river, striking huge waves, instantly pouring nearby soldiers into chickens.

Amid the screams, the Qin army immediately began to shoot the oil altar.

Many warships were built huge enough to carry stone throwers. When they were activated, oil altars, carrying firelight, passed through the air, some hit the shore, and some hit the Wu Jun Water Village.

The fire attack in Jiang war must have special conditions, such as the opponent's warships must be connected together before the fire can spread. However, the Wu army is deeply engaged in water warfare, so how could it make such a mistake? Xiao Yuan's fire attack target was not in the warships, but in the opponent's camp, trying to cause chaos.

As the burst of clay pots burst, many Wu army crossbowmen were sputtered by tinder oil, and their bodies were covered with fire, their hands and feet were dancing, and they screamed in a terrifying and roaring.

The camp was hit by the oil pedestal and began to catch fire in many places.

Pei Zong was calm and immediately ordered a team of soldiers to start fetching water nearby and extinguishing the fire. The other troops continued to fight with the Qin army.

Under the long-range strike, the entire river surface nearby was already bright.

The arrows on both sides were raining, shooting back and forth.

The stone bullet oil altar was thrown from the top of the head from time to time and smashed into the enemy camp.

The ships were still driving in, and not long after, the front row of the Qin army had already hit the Wu army warship.

Amid the rumbling sound, the warships on both sides shook violently. Most of the Qin troops on the ship were northern infantry and fewer boats were lying down. Many of them were unstable and some were even directly overturned to the ground.

But the Wu army seemed to have been used to the shaking of the hull for a long time. As soon as they collided, they immediately raised their swords, shouted and rushed towards the Qin army's warship.

The brave and warlike Qin army is indeed greatly reduced on the Yangtze River!

Some of the Wu army even hugged the Qin soldiers, regardless of their concern, and entered the river together.

After entering the water, the Qin army was mostly panicked and flew around, while the Wu army was like fish in water. For them, killing people under the water was much easier than on the ground!

These are just a corner of the battlefield.

At the head-on clash, the bows of the two sides collided together, forming a group of people, and the sound of weapons colliding filled the audience.

Arrows kept shooting, howling everywhere, and the oil hall was filled with fire, and it was still shooting continuously.

And this battle lasted for a whole night!

The fire illuminated the Yangtze River.

Warships gathered the entire nearby river area.

The scene is extremely grand.

In this battle, both sides suffered losses, and it was difficult to determine the victory or defeat. For the Qin army, if the infantry army did not successfully land, it would not be considered a victory.

For the Wu army, although they defended the Yangtze River, they suffered a lot of losses and of course they could not win.

But Xiao Yuan was obviously having a headache.

After withdrawing the troops, Yan Qi also began to say: "King, even though we have been trained by the navy, our army is already familiar with the warships, but the combat effectiveness on the Yangtze River is still not as good as that of the Wu army."

There is no doubt that the cavalry in the north are scattered all over the world, but when they go to the water, they naturally have a disadvantage compared to the Wu army who lives by the river for many years.

Fortunately, the power of Qin crossbow makes up for this shortcoming.

Wei Qingze said: "Although the Wu Navy is the best in the world, it is only on the Yangtze River. To pacify the world, infantry is the kingly way!"

"But Pei Zong is blocking our pace of going south now." Yan Qi said.

Xiao Yuan raised his hand: "It's okay, this battle is just the first step in overall planning."

If you want to defeat the Wu army on the Yangtze River and attack head-on, just like this battle, the Qin infantry army cannot board the land, so there is no way, and you can only find another way.
Chapter completed!